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Janny de Jong, Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Director of Studies Erasmus Mundus Master Euroculture Director of Studies Master East Asian Studies (IR)

Top 100 university faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 2 University of Groningen

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19-06-2014 | 7 Groningen – City of Talent

› 197,800 inhabitants › Lively with a safe community character › Cultural and economic capital of the north faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 8 Famous scientists

› › Kees Hummelen § for . Solar cell researcher, among the top › Albert Szent-Györgyi of his field § Nobel Prize for Medicine › Dirkje Postma › § Spinoza Award for work on patho-

§ Nobel Prize for Physics physiological respiration › Johan Bernoulli › § § pioneer in the field of calculus Spinoza Award for his work on nanotechnology › Jacob Cornelius Kapteyn › Petra Rudolf § discoverer of evidence of galactic rotation § Descartes Award for synthetic molecular motors and artificial nanomachines faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 9 Prominent graduates first female student in the

Wim Duisenberg first President of the European

Wubbo Ockels first Dutch

Wim Pijbes General director Rijksmuseum

Klaas Knot President of the DNB, the Dutch National Bank

Several members of the Royal Family faculty of arts

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› 1614: start, 6 , 4 Faculties › 1914: 600 students › Now 29,407 students (1 September 2013)

- 6,630 first year students (1 September 2013)

- 5,238 fte staff ( 18,2 % from abroad)

- 479 fte professors

- 1,500 PhD students ( 800 from abroad) › annual turnover: 616 million Euro

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19-06-2014 | Annual turnover - € 616 million faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 12 Groningen: night-life faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 13 International Student Barometer

› University of Groningen is rated best in the Netherlands:

§ most recommended university § official Welcoming Ceremony § social activities organised for international students

§ sports facilities

› Why students choose to study with us: § international reputation § quality of teaching and research

§ reputation of Groningen as a safe, friendly and relatively inexpensive city

› Highly valued: § International Service Desk and faculty International Offices § library and study facilities, internet sources

§ Dutch/Groningen host culture faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 14 International university: › 4,151 international students › 9 Erasmus Mundus Programmes (8 Ma, 1 JD) › 93 English-taught Master’s degree Programmes

§ 14 DD/JD › 21 English-taught Bachelor’s Degree programmes › 115 nationalities work/study at the university

Group presentationfaculty of arts during Euroculture seminar 1st semester 2010, Groningen

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19-06-2014 | 17 Global top 100 university › Rankings:

Times Higher 89 Education World University rankings (2013) QS World University 97 rankings (2013) Academic ranking of 92 world universities (Shanghai ranking, 2013) Global Employability 83 University ranking (2013) faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 18 10 Faculties

› Arts (including History, International relations, Archeology) › Behavioural & Social Sciences › Economics & Business › Law › Mathematics & Natural Sciences › Medical Sciences › Philosophy › Spatial Sciences › Theology & Religious Studies › University College Groningen faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 19 Faculty of Arts › more than 5000 students and 700 staff members. › wide range of degree programmes: 15 Bachelor's programmes and over 35 Master's specializations. › 5 Erasmus Mundus Programmes (4 MA, 1 JD) › Research covers the following fields: Archaeology, Cultural Studies, History, International Relations, Journalism, Language and Literary Studies, and Linguistics. faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | 20 Erasmus Mundus Programmes › Co-operation and Mobility Programme › Aims to enhance quality in European Higher Education › Promote intercultural understanding through co- operation with third countries

§ Grants for students

§ Grants for staff mobility › Highly selective, prerequisite for selection by European Commission is an outstanding academic quality faculty of arts

Main characteristics 19-06-2014 | • Innovative in teaching and learning: study programmes rated high by external review committees • Good to Excellent Research (according to external review committees) • Very successful in attracting external funding for research and teaching projects • International orientation: - Participant in four top educational Erasmus Mundus programmes (highest score in Europe at faculty level). Co- ordinator of Euroculture. - Joint co-ordinator Alfa Tuning Educational Structures Projects

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Teaching and Learning Philosophy of the Faculty • Undergraduate studies are student-centred; based on learning outcomes expressed in level of competences • Graduate studies are student-centred and research- oriented

Study programmes are based on the methodology developed by the European Wide Project Tuning Educational Structures in Europe.

Also: influence of the Bologna process. faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | | The 10 Bologna Process action lines Established in the Bologna Declaration of 1999: 1. Adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees 2. Adoption of a system essentially based on two cycles 3. Establishment of a system of credits 4. Promotion of mobility 5. Promotion of European co-operation in quality assurance 6. Promotion of the European dimension in higher education Added after the Prague Ministerial summit of 2001: 7. Focus on lifelong learning 8. Inclusion of higher education institutions and students 9. Promotion of the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area Added after the Berlin Ministerial summit of 2003: 10. Doctoral studies and the synergy between the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area faculty of arts

19-06-2014 | | Quality assurance (reforms) is seen as one of the top priorities of higher education in Europe and the Netherlands (Bologna Process – European Higher Education Area 2020)

It has different dimensions and objectives: Dimensions: ➢ International – National – Subject Area standards / reference points ➢ Mobility of students and recognition of studies

Objectives: ➢ To guarantee that providers and degree programmes meet minimum standards ➢ To enhance degree programmes by keeping them up-to-date

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Role of Qualifications Frameworks and Cycle level descriptors

Comparable standards of teaching, learning and assessment (in Europe) require clear descriptors

A Qualifications Framework is a framework of comparable and compatible qualifications, which describes qualifications in terms of level, learning outcomes, competences, profile and workload (credits)

Qualification descriptors: generic statements of the outcomes of a period of study. They provide clear points of reference that describe the main outcomes of a qualification (often with reference to national levels and/or structures) facultyNL of Accreditationarts criteria

19-06-2014 | | Institutional quality assurance assessment

Five coherent items: › 1. What is the vision of the institution with regards to the quality of the education it provides? › 2. How does the institution intend to realise this vision? › 3. How does the institution gauge the extent to which the vision is realised? › 4. How does the institution work on improvement? › 5. Who is responsible for what? facultyNL of artsAccreditation criteria

19-06-2014 | | Degree programme level

➢ Intended learning outcomes Standard 1: The intended learning outcomes of the programme have been concretised with regard to content, level and orientation; they meet international requirements. ➢ Teaching-learning environment Standard 2: The curriculum, staff and programme-specific services and facilities enable the incoming students to achieve the intended learning outcomes. ➢ Assessment and achieved learning outcomes Standard 3: The programme has an adequate assessment system in place and demonstrates that the intended learning outcomes are achieved.

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Internal Quality Assurance Strengths: ➢ Evaluation of Courses ➢ Teacher Evaluation & Professionalization ➢ Alumni Evaluation ➢ Student Questionnaire about facilities & provisions ➢ University Committee for Teaching and Learning

Internalfaculty of arts Quality Assurance

19-06-2014 | 4 Challenges: ➢ Structured way of evaluating and updating Degree programme ➢ Structured way of documenting ➢ Clear organizational structure ➢ Clear responsibilities and tasks ➢ Re-evaluation of the results of adaptations

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19-06-2014 | | Protocol Quality Assurance System

Two conditions:

1. fit in with NVAO criteria

2. concur with the RUG criteria for quality assurance

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19-06-2014 | | What is the role and influence of the Students? 1. Questionnaires: courses, curriculum etc. 2. Memberships of • Programme Committee • Evaluation Committee faculty of arts Student Questionnaires

19-06-2014 | | ➢ International Student Barometer ➢ Dutch Student Questionnaire

➢ Dutch First Year Student Questionnaire

➢ University of Groningen Questionnaire ➢ Alumni Questionnaires ➢ Degree Programme Questionnaires ➢ Course module Questionnaire faculty of arts

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